siege, ancient
Siege of Syracuse
Siege of Syracuse was a siege conducted in 343 BC at Syracuse, in what is now Italy. The recorded result: Corinthian victory; democracy restored to Syracuse. Recorded strength: Carthaginians: 60,000 infantry; 150 ships against 2,000.
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Record
| Date | 343 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Syracuse, Italy 37.069N, 15.287E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Strength | Carthaginians: 60,000 infantry; 150 ships | 2,000 |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Syracuse AD 827, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse AD 877, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse 278 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse 397 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse 311 BC, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 14 times between 415 BC and 1943.
Elsewhere in 343 BC
- Battle of Suessula Italy
Siege of Syracuse is one of 143 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18816067, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Syracuse (343 BC), revision 1370745568, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.